THE SCENT of tea leaves mingles with the aroma of secret herbs: Above the legendary herb chamber, where Appenzeller Alpenbitter has been producing herbal tea for generations, its sister company, Crowning's AG, has its domain.  [Read More]

A leading UK manufacturer of windows and doors has improved productivity enabling it to produce more than 250 additional windows a week after implementing FourJaw machine monitoring at its Staffordshire site [Read More]

IN 2025, nearly two-thirds (65%) of brands were said to be adding automation to their packaging operations. The driving force was given as countering labour shortages and supporting cost efficiencies.  [Read More]

THE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging organisations across the UK to use January to review their PPE stock and the processes they use to source it, as concerns continue to grow around the safety and compliance of products sold through online marketplaces. [Read More]

ALAIN DILWORTH, one of the original architects of the Made Smarter Adoption programme, has been awarded an MBE for services to business growth and digitalisation in the King’s New Year Honours List. [Read More]

GLOBAL MATERIALS handling leader Combilift has celebrated a major manufacturing milestone by transforming its 100,000th forklift into a powerful force for good, raising and donating €100,000 to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund to support children in crisis worldwide. [Read More]

Exposure to respirable dust remains one of the most persistent occupational health challenges across multiple industry sectors. Real-time dust monitoring brings a data-driven solution, using optical and laser-based technologies to provide continuous measurement, instant alerts and actionable insight into airborne particle levels [Read More]

Digital adoption surges across region as Made Smarter hits 100th technology project milestone since 2021 [Read More]